Usability

Interface User-friendliness/complexity of the tool´s interface

Modern, intuitive

Time efficiency Time needed for mastering the „how-to“ of the tool and a production of a task

Medium

Interface language(s) The number of languages in which the tool is currently available/adaptable to

English

Respect for privacy Does the tool require registration? Who can see my data? Can I remain anonymous?

High. Prodigy collects various types of user data, such as name, grade and location. It also collects different types of cookies used for specific purposes, among which marketing. However, Prodigy does not use personal information collected from students for target advertising and does not allow third-party data collection. Prodigy mentions several security measures, among which is encryption. Prodigy acknowledges users’ rights to access, modify or delete their data. Prodigy states compliance with the GDPR. See more here and here.

Saving work for future use Possiblity to save your or others´ work for reuse/reproduction

Yes. The game starts where it was left in the previous session.

Tailorability (If so, how?) Possibility of the tool to be used for a range of different activities (e.g. to what extent you can organize a project assignment with a central activity based on this tool)

Yes, users can tailor their avatars, and choose their school grade and their level of proficiency in English and maths for Prodigy to adjust.

Interactivity

Technical requirements